by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The celebration commemorates the visit of the magi to the child Jesus, the King of the Jews. The significance of this feast is that Jesus is made manifest to the nations. The magi who come from foreign lands to see the newborn king represent the ‘nations.’ The light that comes
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“… Pope Francis in his homily spoke about these three Kings who, he said, ‘personify all those who believe, those who long for God, who yearn for their home, their heavenly homeland.’ They reflect, he added, ‘the image of all those who in their lives have not let their hearts become anesthetized.’ Like these kings, the Pope explained, ‘a holy
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“‘Arise, be enlightened, Jerusalem, for your Light has come.’ The Light indeed had come; He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, but the world did not know Him. He was born but He was not known, until this Day of Light began to manifest Him… . ‘Arise, you who sit in darkness; look at the
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“… And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the Child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the Child with Mary His Mother. They prostrated themselves and did Him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered
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“Saint Proclus of Constantinople (c.390-446), Bishop, Sermon no.1; PG 65,682 … ‘… Let all humanity dance in unison …. The holy Mother of #God has brought us together in this place; the Virgin #Mary, purest treasure of virginity, the Second Adam’s spiritual paradise, place in which the two natures are united, place of exchange in which our salvation has been
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#Catholic #TV #Mass for The Octave Day of Christmas, The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin #Mary, the Mother of #God, from Heart of the Nation in Wisconsin. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“‘To celebrate #Mary as Mother of #God and our mother at the beginning of the new year means recalling a certainty that will accompany our days,’ said #PopeFrancis, ‘we are a people with a Mother; we are not orphans.’ … ‘To celebrate the feast of the Holy Mother of God reminds us that we are not interchangeable items of merchandise
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“The shepherds went in haste to #Bethlehem and found #Mary and Joseph, and the Infant lying in the manger. … they made known the Message that had been told them about this Child. … Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. … the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising #God …. … He was named #Jesus, the
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“When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord … in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. … there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. … righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of
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Catholic TV Mass for the Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas , Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, from Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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